Fire breaks out in building near Chandni Chowk metro station

no casualties reported!

Unknowingly many happenings take place where fire breaks out in the capital city. As per the information, a fire broke out at a four-storey commercial building near Delhi Metro’s Chandni Chowk station in North District Sunday night, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has said. The DFS said that no casualties were reported yet.

As per the information, A call was received around 10.40 pm regarding the fire and around 40 fire tenders were dispatched from all over Delhi, it said. DFS officials at the site said that the fire had been brought under control with ten fire tenders at the spot currently.

According to the statement given by DFS chief Atul Garg said, “initially six fire tenders were rushed to the site, later fire call was upgraded to ‘serious’ and a total of 40 fire tenders were pressed into action. More than 150 fire personnel were deployed and the fire is under control now.”

DFS officials said that cooling operations were being done from the outside as a part of the building had collapsed. They also noted difficulty in accessing the blaze due to narrow lanes.

(No casualties have been reported, more info are awaited, this is a developing story)